From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 27 22:55:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63C93106564A for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:55:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [69.12.149.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 195558FC14 for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:55:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Received: from trouble.errno.com (trouble.errno.com [10.0.0.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.13.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id n2RMtgrx065181 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:55:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <49CD596E.3060609@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:55:42 -0700 From: Sam Leffler Organization: FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Cornejo References: <6b8e8f4f0903251921h285c65c6i41444d577631158d@mail.gmail.com> <49CAF716.6080105@freebsd.org> <6b8e8f4f0903271522l69751d4eu92f4c87e56387837@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6b8e8f4f0903271522l69751d4eu92f4c87e56387837@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC--Metrics: ebb.errno.com; whitelist Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wds how-to? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:55:43 -0000 It must be the bssid of the peer; it is used to form the 4-address frames. Sam David Cornejo wrote: > That brief description was a big help in itself, thank you. > > One question: should the BSSID in the legacy mode be the same as the > MAC address of the main WDS node? Or can it be a random number? > > thanks, > dave c > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Sam Leffler wrote: > >> David Cornejo wrote: >> >>> Aloha, >>> >>> I'm trying to get WDS running - I am working my way through the stuff >>> in /usr/src/tools/tools/net80211/scripts, but it really only gives >>> examples and doesn't explain the why of it - is there a more verbose >>> how to somewhere that would help me understand this? >>> >>> >> I've written nothing. You say the "why" is missing but you don't ask any >> questions. >> >> There are 2 flavors of wds, legacy and dynamic. The legacy stuff is trivial >> to setup; >> >> ifconfig wlan create wlandev ath0 wlanmode wds wlanbssid ... wdslegacy >> >> The bssid is the peer's mac address. This is just a fixed 4-address conduit >> for frames. There must be an ap vap already created. You want to plumb the >> vap into a bridge or assign it an ip address and route (not sure about >> routing; I always use it bridged). >> >> Dynamic wds setup depends on whether you're on the ap side or the sta side; >> the scripts are the best examples. The idea is you have a sta-ap >> association that carries 4-address traffic. Because there's a full-blown >> association you get discovery, roaming, and security for free. This is what >> you'll find in Apple's ap products though they've done a bunch of work to >> make it more production-quality. >> >> Note that wds is implemented above the drivers (modulo a bit of glue code). >> ath is just one driver that supports wds, ral is another. >> >> Sam >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >